Upper Moreland man admits to molesting three boys

NORRISTOWN – A 52-year-old Upper Moreland man has admitted that he molested three underage boys while the boys were in his company at various times between 2001 and 2005 at locations in Montgomery and Bucks counties.

Burt Philip Ludin, of the 100 block of Krewson Terrace, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to multiple charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and a charge of obscene materials in connection with incidents that occurred at various locations, including Upper Dublin and Hatboro in Montgomery County and in Warrington, Bucks County. The three boys were between the ages of 11 and 15 at the time of the incidents, according to court documents.

President Judge William J. Furber Jr. deferred sentencing so that court officials can complete a background investigative report about Ludin. The Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Assessment Board also will evaluate Ludin to determine if he meets criteria under the state’s Megan’s Law to be declared a sexually violent predator.

Those classified as predators face more stringent restrictions under Megan’s Law, including a lifetime requirement to report their addresses to state police and community notification about their living arrangements.

Ludin, who remains in jail without bail pending sentencing, faces a possible maximum sentence of 33-to-66 years in prison on the charges.

The charges were lodged against Ludin in October 2011 after the three victims, all adult men now, contacted Upper Dublin detectives to report being molested by Ludin while they were boys, according to arrest documents.

An investigation of Ludin began on Oct. 6, 2011, when Upper Dublin authorities received a report from child social workers about a 22 year old Upper Dublin resident who claimed he was sexually assaulted multiple times while he was in Ludin’s company and between the ages of 11 and 13, according to the arrest affidavit.

Ludin allegedly questioned the boy about puberty and his body, showed the boy adult magazines and pornography, convinced the boy to disrobe and then had sexual contact with the boy, according to the criminal complaint filed by Scarpato.

A second male, 20, subsequently told police that Ludin touched him inappropriately and masturbated while watching pornography with him on several occasions while the boy was between 11- and 12-years-old, according to the criminal complaint.

A third male, 22, also reported that Ludin had sexual contact with him on several occasions beginning when he was 11 years old, according to the arrest affidavit.

“Burt Ludin advised all three boys not to ever tell anyone about these encounters,” Scarpato alleged in the arrest affidavit.